Middletown transcript., 1887-12-08
: Thomas c. Horuer of Camden, N.

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= Thomas G. Horuer of Camden, N. J..
was in town Tuesday.
- Miss Matte v. Sturgeon Of North
East. Md, is visiting Mr.. George B
Money.
- Rev. David Howard of Wilmington
Del, was in town last Thursday visiting
Rev. VIM. @. Starr.
= The thermometer last week got down
as low as degrees according to some re-
ports and others to IA.
A minstrel entertainment will be
given at Port Penn, Friday by the
Honorable Club" of that place.
= The tug VIM. s. Slater is lying al
the Pusey & Jones Co.. Ship-yard, VIII
mington, for an inspection of her boilers.
Mr.. Richard A. Bayard of Baltimore,
nephew of Secretary of State Bayard,
was in town last Friday on visit to Mr..
J. T. Cheairs.
- Rev. George A. PAUL. and Mrs. PAUL.
and Miss Emma Clark have gone to
Washington, D. c., to attend a Presbyter-
ian Convention.
e. A. Stout has had his hotel
decorated with new coat of paint on the
doors and shutters and other wood work
about the building.
"A number of loaded coal cars belong
ing to the Delaware Iron Works at New
Castle were missent here last week.
They were run down on the side track
and laid here several days.
A raft of timber under the charge OF
Captain George Taylor belonging to
wainwright of Philadelphia passed
through the canal Tuesday and was tow
ed up to Camden, N. j., by the Ash.
An entertainment will be given next
Saturday and Saturday week, December
10th and 18th, for the benefit Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Assembly
Hall, by the Sunday. school association Of
that church.
-E.A. Stout and James M. Jester
returned from their cunning trip down
the State last Thursday and brought back
with them SS birds. Charles G. Ash and
James r. Pennington brought back 81
birds, the fruits of their cunning.
= Christ P. E. Church is preparing an
elaborate and very beautiful programme
of music for its Christmas day services.
The choir is already at work practicing
the music and they practice several times
In the week. Mrs. G. g. Ash will per-
form on the organ.
Grain buyers are numerous around
here this season. Several Philadelphia
firms and Lea 81 Sons of Wilmington,
have agents here. J. Frank Reybold is
buying for E. L. Rogers q Co., and WIN.
h. Clark for Hancock & Co., of Philadel-
phia, G. G.. Alexander and John Stuckert
buy for VIM. Lea & Sons Of Wilmington.
Corn has advanced this week to 50 cents
and seems to be steadily going up.
"A. T. Cam has gone down to Florida
to carry on the sturgeon fishing business
during the winter. His nets and other
outfit were shipped to him last week.
Mark Irons and James B. Pyle are get
ting ready to 60 down to join him. They
will return here again next spring along
with the sturgeon. They go down to the
southern part of Florida the first of the
winter and follow the sturgeon on up the
coast.
The Fire Company meets tonight,
(Thursday) at the engine house to hear
the report of the committee on rules and
bylaws. The committee appointed BY
the Company composed of Messrs. Geo.
B. Money, Chas G. Ash. w. W. Cheairs,
Geo. N. Bright and J. N. Mulligan met
last Tuesday and completed their work.
A constitution, bylaws and set of rules
were adopted and ordered to be reported
to the Company. The committee agreed
unanimously on the report.
= VIM. ri. 81. Clark Of this place,
about two weeks ago, gave his little dog
Dipie to friend in Cecilton, Md, and
the dog was taken down there. Last
Monday night about midnight Mr..
Clark's family heard a dog scr atching at
their door and in the morning they were
surprised to find Dipie" had come back
again to his old home. He had travelled
all the way back here from Cecilton
alone. He was not at all familiar with
the road as he had never travelled back
and forth between the places any and
must have found his way back by some
sort of instinct.
"A great many fields of grass in this
vicinity have been burnt this season by
gunners and trappers setting fire to a
small portion to run out game and farm
ers have begun to have fear for their
buildings. The grass is unusually heavy
the thick grass and gets beyond
control. A quantity of marsh and swamp
known as Texas just back of the town got
a fire last Friday and most of 1t was swept
over by the fire, several acres of 1t being
burnt. Some farmers are burning their
marsh and grass themselves at favorable
to keep 1t from being set
on fire by others and then spreading over
the entire farm.
Fox-hunters are now numerous
around here and hunts are held nearly
every day. There were quite large
number out Tuesday. Two foxes were
got up. One got away but the other was
holed. The one in the hole was dug out
and captured, and was held until the next
day when he was let go and again chased.
Thomas j. and John P. Craven and
of others came over from Salem
Tuesday and remained over till Wednes-
day to join the hunt. They brought over
a number of hounds with them.
Ice is now found on the canal basin
nearly every morning.
Bright & Moody have discharged a
number of their men and are now work.
ing on half time.